German 709th Static Infantry Division

The 709th Static Infantry Division was a German Wehrmacht infantry division that was active from May 1941 to June 1944 during World War II. The division was used for occupation duties during the occupation of France, and the division had 12,988 troops at full strength. Its troops were poor-quality, as the division lacked mechanization due to its static nature, and many of its officers, NCOs, and men were either previously wounded, older men, lacking combat experience, suffering from medical conditions, or conscripted prisoners-of-war. The division was trapped in the Cotentin Peninsula during Operation Overlord and was destroyed at the Battle of Cherbourg in June 1944.